Friday, July 24, 2015

Education
is most important - only it can raise
the standards of people and society. Importance of going to school needs no
elaboration – but this school entry is different !

Leopards are
graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars.
They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and
China. However, many of their populations are endangered, especially outside of
Africa.The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls
its kills into the branches. By dragging the bodies of large animals aloft it
hopes to keep them safe from scavengers such as hyenas. Leopards can also hunt
from trees, where their spotted coats allow them to blend with the leaves until
they spring with a deadly pounce. Compared to other members of Felidae, the
leopard has relatively short legs and a long body with a large skull. Here is a photo of leopard on a tree – photo
credit – National Geographic.

Chikkamagaluru
is a town in Karnataka, located in the
foothills of Mullayanagiri range,famous for its serene environment, lush green
forests and tall mountains. Chikamagalur is also famous for coffee and is known
as the 'coffee land' of Karnataka. National Highway 173 passes through the
city. The word translates to "younger
daughter's town" in Kannada language, said to have been given as dowry to
the youngest daughter of Rukmangada, the legendary chief of Sakrepatna (now in
Kadurtaluk of Chikkamagaluru District)

In villages /
cities closer to forests, entry of animals in human habitat are not totally new – yet here at Chikmagalur, a fierce animal pounced
on three people and injured them before treading into school premises.To the
shock of students and teachers, the leopard entered into the premises of a private
school in Chikkamagaluru.

The Hindu of date
reports that the leopard is currently
locked inside a room.Forest Department staff have put a cage at the door and a
team of veterinarians with tranquilizers are arriving from Shivamogga.The
leopard was spotted early in the morning at Kadur club premises in the heart of
the city. Later it moved to TMS School. A person, who spotted the animal near
the club, suffered minor injuries as it pounced on him in the morning. Upon entering the school premises, the
leopard entered a room. A forest official also suffered injuries when
the animal caught his hand as he tried to close a window of the room.

photo credit : the Hindu

The school
management had to declare a holiday. As the news of the leopard entering
TMS School premises spread, hundreds of people gathered around the school and
the police were kept busy managing the mob.

Chikmagalur was the
constituency that elected Indira Gandhi in a by-election in 1978 after she lost
the 1977 election in Rae Bareli, thereby paving the way for her eventual return
to power in 1980. ChikmagalurLokSabha
constituency was a former LokSabha (parliamentary) constituency in Karnataka which
no longer exists after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.